Digital Design for Computer Data Acquisition [Paperback]

This book is a digital electronics text focused on 'how to' design, build, operate and adapt data acquisition systems.This book is a digital electronics text focused on 'how to' design, build, operate and adapt data acquisition systems. The fundamental idea of the book is that parallel I/O ports (available for all popular computers) offer a superior balance of simplicity, low cost, speed, flexibility and adaptability.This book is a digital electronics text focused on 'how to' design, build, operate and adapt data acquisition systems. The fundamental idea of the book is that parallel I/O ports (available for all popular computers) offer a superior balance of simplicity, low cost, speed, flexibility and adaptability.This digital electronics text focuses on how to design, build, operate and adapt data acquisition systems. The material begins with basic logic gates and ends with a 40 KHz voltage measurer. The approach aims to cover a minimal number of topics in detail. The data acquisition circuits described communicate with a host computer through parallel I/O ports. The fundamental idea of the book is that parallel I/O ports (available for all popular computers) offer a superior balance of simplicity, low cost, speed, flexibility and adaptability. All circuits and software are thoroughly tested. Construction details and troubleshooting guidelines are included. This book is intended to serve people who teach or study one of the following: digital electronics, circuit design, software that interacts outside hardware, the process of computer based acquisition, and the design, adaptation, construction and testing of measurement systems.Preface; 1. Computer measurement; 2. Introduction to digital electronics; 3. Parallel I/O ports; 4. Tutorial on the AD573 ADC; 5. Tutorial on the 6264 RAM; 6. Tutorial on the Intel 8253 PIT; 7. Control/data interface; 8. ADC module; 9. Comprehensive measurement system; 10. Fast voltage measurer; Appendices; Index. ...a timely workl”